Family EngagementNCT04631328
Sesame Street Growing Together Evaluation
A study testing Growing Together in people with Family Engagement, run by Public Health Management Corporation at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This study aims to evaluate the appeal and effectiveness of Sesame Workshop's Growing Together online professional development course. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Family Engagement
- What is being tested?
- Growing Together
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 620 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 31 Oct 2019to 2 Jul 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Teachers:
- Work in an eligible center with a director who has agreed for the center to participate in the study
- Serve as the lead teacher in a classroom with at least 3 four year olds (can be a co-teacher and can teach a mixed age class)
- Have access to reliable, high-speed internet
- Have an email address that can be shared with researchers
- Read English enough to understand course materials and/or surveys
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- Not have previously accessed the Growing Together course
- Be available during the timeframe of the study
- Parents:
- Have a child who is 4 years old or about to be 4 years old during the weeks of the course enrolled in a classroom at least 3 days in a typical week with a teacher interested in participating in the study
- Have access to reliable, high-speed internet
- Have an email address that can be shared with researchers
- Read English enough to understand course materials and/or surveys
- Be available during the timeframe of the study
Who cannot join
- Teachers:
- Working in an ineligible center
- Working in a center with a director who has not agreed for the center to participate in the study
- Not being a lead teacher
- Not teaching at least 3 four year olds
- Not having access to reliable, high-speed internet
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- Not willing to share an email address with researchers
- Being unable to read English enough to understand course materials and/or surveys
- Having previously accessed the Growing Together course
- Not being available during the timeframe of the study
- Parents:
- Not having a child who is 4 years old or about to be 4 years old during the weeks of the course
- Not having a child enrolled in a classroom at least 3 days in a typical week
- Not having a child enrolled in a classroom with a teacher interested in participating in the study
- Not having access to reliable, high-speed internet
- Not willing to share an email address with researchers
- Being unable to read English enough to understand course materials and/or surveys
- Not being available during the timeframe of the study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Sesame Street Growing Together Evaluation: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Professional Development Course for Early Care and Education Teachers
This study aims to evaluate the appeal and effectiveness of Sesame Workshop's Growing Together online professional development course.
- Conditions
- Family Engagement
- Being tested
- Growing Together
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Growing TogetherOther
Growing Together is a suite of free, online research-informed professional development modules to help early childhood educators promote deeper family engagement and enrich teacher-parent interactions.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Growing Together program Receives: Other: Growing Together |
| Control | No intervention | Not described |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Family and Provider/Teacher Relationship Quality (FTPRQ)
Self-report measure (teachers and parents) of the quality of family and teacher relationships.
Measured: Up to 12 weeks
Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale
Teachers' self-efficacy in three areas: student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management.
Measured: Up to 12 weeks
Family Involvement Questionnaire (FIQ)
Multi-dimensional parent-report scale of family involvement in early childhood education, reflecting levels of involvement of parent activity across home and classroom contexts.
Measured: Up to 12 weeks
Activities with Your Child
Parent report of the frequency with which they or someone in their family engaged in a variety of activities with their child; adapted from the Head Start FACES studies parent interviews.
Measured: Up to 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Preschoolers, Second Edition (DECA-P2)
Behavior rating scale completed by parents and teachers. Provides an assessment of within-child protective factors related to resilience and a screener for behavioral concerns in children ages 3 through 5.
Measured: Up to 12 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Nov 2020
- Study start31 Oct 2019
- Primary completion2 Jul 2020
- Study completion2 Jul 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Family EngagementStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 620 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Public Health Management Corporation
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Sesame Workshop
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04631328
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 1903
- Status last verified
- Nov 2020
- First submitted
- 22 Jul 2020
- Last updated
- 17 Nov 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 17 Nov 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Sesame Street Growing Together Evaluation: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Professional Development Course for Early Care and Education Teachers
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04631328
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 1903
- Conditions
- Family Engagement
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 620 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Public Health Management CorporationUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Sesame Workshop
- Study start
- 31 Oct 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 2 Jul 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 2 Jul 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Nov 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study aims to evaluate the appeal and effectiveness of Sesame Workshop's Growing Together online professional development course.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Other: Growing TogetherGrowing Together program |
| Control | No intervention | – |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (14 listed)
- Work in an eligible center with a director who has agreed for the center to participate in the study
- Serve as the lead teacher in a classroom with at least 3 four year olds (can be a co-teacher and can teach a mixed age class)
- Have access to reliable, high-speed internet
- Have an email address that can be shared with researchers
- Read English enough to understand course materials and/or surveys
Key exclusion criteria (18 listed)
- Working in an ineligible center
- Working in a center with a director who has not agreed for the center to participate in the study
- Not being a lead teacher
- Not teaching at least 3 four year olds
- Not having access to reliable, high-speed internet
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Growing TogetherGrowing Together is a suite of free, online research-informed professional development modules to help early childhood educators promote deeper family engagement and enrich teacher-parent interactions. | Other | Intervention |
Primary outcome
Family and Provider/Teacher Relationship Quality (FTPRQ)
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Self-report measure (teachers and parents) of the quality of family and teacher relationships.
Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Teachers' self-efficacy in three areas: student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management.
Family Involvement Questionnaire (FIQ)
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Multi-dimensional parent-report scale of family involvement in early childhood education, reflecting levels of involvement of parent activity across home and classroom contexts.
Activities with Your Child
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Parent report of the frequency with which they or someone in their family engaged in a variety of activities with their child; adapted from the Head Start FACES studies parent interviews.
1 secondary outcome
Devereux Early Childhood Assessment for Preschoolers, Second Edition (DECA-P2)
Time frame: Up to 12 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 17 Nov 2020.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Growing Together in people with Family Engagement, run by Public Health Management Corporation at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 14 inclusion and 18 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Nov 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Family and Provider/Teacher Relationship Quality (FTPRQ) (time frame: Up to 12 weeks). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Nov 2020.